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Title:

Angela's ashes [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures International present ; directed by Alan Parker ; screenplay by Laura Jones and Alan Parker ; produced by Scott Rudin, David Brown, Alan Parker ; a David Brown/Scott Rudin/Dirty Hands production ; an Alan Parker film.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Edition:

Widescreen format.

Publisher:

Paramount,

Copyright Date:

c2000

Description:

1 videodisc (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

McCourt family--Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
McCourt, Frank.--Family--Drama.
McCourt, Frank.--Film and video adaptations.
Irish Americans--Limerick (Limerick)--Limerick (Limerick)--Drama.
Irish Americans--Drama.
Feature films.
Limerick (Limerick, Ireland)--Drama.

Other Authors:

McCourt, Frank.
Carlyle, Robert, 1961-
Watson, Emily, 1967-
Jones, Laura, 1951-
Brown, David J.
Rudin, Scott, 1958-
Parker, Alan, 1944-
Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Dirty Hands Productions.
Universal Pictures (Firm).

Notes:

Special features include: Interactive menus ; scene selection ; 2 theatrical trailers ; cast & crew interviews ; commentaries by Frank McCourt and Alan Parker. Originally relesed as a motion picture in 1999. Based on the book by Frank McCourt. Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle.

Summary:

Life in impoverished Depression-era Ireland holds little promise for young Frank McCourt, the oldest son in a tightly-knit family. Living by his wits, cheered by his irrepressible spirit, and sustained by his mother's fierce love, Frank embarks on an inspiring journey to overcome the poverty of his childhood and reach the land of his dreams: America.

Series:

Widescreen DVD collection

ISBN:

0792163087
9780792163084

Locations:

FWPE284 -- Manchester Public Library (Manchester)

VKPE334 -- Oelwein Public Library (Oelwein)